Wax-distributing floor polisher



Nov. 6, 1 928.

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I 1 Application filed December is may be inferred from the above desig nation, the'objects of this invention are-siml- 9 lar to those set forth'inmy'copending application, Serial No. 731,774,'filed August 13,

- 8 1924,-upon which the organization herein described resents a marked improvement from a manu'iiicturing standpoint.

As inthe former case mentioned, it is'an object of this invention to providea floor-conditioning tool with a wax container which is connected both with a handle and with a wei ht throu h and by which wax may be app ied to a 500; an a referred embodiment of my present invention may comprise apertured upstanding lug or lugs by which a wax container is pivotally connected thereto.

This wax container may have threaded con-' nection with a thimble, orthe like, secured upon or integral with a handle,the construction here referred to being such that a rotation of the handle, or a rotation of the thimble upon the lower end thereof, or a relative rotation of the mentioned wei ht, is cffective "to press wax downwardly rom said container and through the mentioned cavity in the weight at the lower end thereof, the

wax so fed being preferably delivered into a duct or ducts opening throu h the bottom of {0 said weight; and, if desire a circumferential groove u on a conical connecting head may optiona y be so interruptedas to -pro vide means for reventinga downward flow of wax, or the li e',wh en the mentioned han-' 86' dle is held in. a predetermined position, as-a vertical position.

In the present embodiment of my invention, instead of providing the mentioned weight with a central cavityadapted to receive a cylindrical head, althou h I use a weight similar to that referred to in my mentioned prior application, and a wax container which 15 preferably disposed coaxially with a handleof which it may form a part or continuationin 'order to facilitate manufacture and assembly, and in order to improve the "durabilit and the reliability of the device, preferably employing a single channeled upstanding lug or projection disposed centrally on the back of the mentioned weight, I may utilize a transverse conical a erture therethrough (interfitting with t e correspondin channeled conical. rojection on said cham element) pivotaly to con- 8, 1925;. Serial NIL-174,088.

nect said chamber andhandle with said weight.

Other objects of my invention may be best a preciated from the following description 1 0 an illustrativeembodiment thereof, taken in connection with the appended claims and the accompanying drawings, in which" Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section in a median plane. V i

F i 2 is a transverse section, taken substantrally as indicated by the line 22 of Fig. 1. ig'. 3 is a detailview, taken substantially as indicated by the line 3-3 of Fi 1 a weight having. achanneled and transversely i;

Referring to the details of t embodiment of myinvention chosen for urposes of illustratiomlli may be the weight or main body ofiny floor conditioning tool, this element being comparatively heavy and 1. at specific provided with a substantially flat bottom; J

and 125 may be a wax container pivotally connected thereto'and surrounding the lower end of a handle 13. The latter is shown as coaxially disposed and as connected to said conta ner by means of a threaded thimble 14", having external threads 16", which are adapted to engage suitable threads 17 upon the interior of the container 12. The container 12 may be connected to the weight 11", or its equivalent, by means such as a cored conical bearing projection or head 18, shown as havingan offset neck 19 and as integral with said chamber and with a threaded extension 20,the end member extending through a central upstanding lug 21 upon. the weight 11".

The weight 11" may be provided with a duct or ducts through which wax, or the like, I I

may be pressed by the relative rotation of the handle 13, or the thimble 14. In order that, upon such relative rotation (the handle 13 and the thimble 14 being optionally secured together by means such as a pin 22*) wax may be reliably delivered in a completely controllable manner downward through a duct 23" in the offset neck 19', or its equivalent, and therefrom into a passage or passages 24 leading from the u 'tanding projection or In 21 through the 11. show the conical-projection 18' as provided with a circumferential groove 25;- which may communicate with the duct 23 by one or more lateral openings of the general character shown at 26 and 27. These openttom of the weight .ings may be spaced" a about 90, and adapte to be brought actually opposite the passages 24", wheneverthe handle 13' is inclined in a manner suitable to the use of the described organization; and, if desired, thecircumferential groove 191may' tion 18", the mentioned inter tting parts may be secured together by means such as a turreted nut 30, engaging the threaded extension 20", and, as shown, the cooperating nut and extension may also be respectively pro vided with notches 31 and a passage for the reception of a cotter pin 32", or its equivalent. This permits a take-up to compensate for wear; and it is an important merit of the described construction, that, although a good .fit is desirable in the region to which I have applied the reference character 33, the inter position of a resilient felt or composition washer 34 (shown as secured by a metal washer 35) may be relied upon to prevent leakage past the smaller end of the conical head '18, or its equivalent.

It will. be obvious that any desired wax may be used in the chamber 12", or its equivalent; and that a suitable felt 36F and a cloth 37 or the equivalents of these, may be retlzained by any preferred means,-as by a wire 00 sho iivn as adjustable bya thumb screw 40.

When my olisher is used in the waxing of floors, it will e understood that a slight relative rotation between the mentionedhandle or thimble and the wax container is invari ably effective to deliver a small quantity of wax throu h the passage or passages 24; and when desired, polishing ma then be effected, in a known manner, by t e reciproca tion of the weight carrying the described felt and/or cloth,-the latter being replaceable at will; and it will be understood that, as indicated in my mentioned prior application, the described organization ma be used for alternative effects, as for an a rading effect in which the cloth 37 may be replaced by emery paper or cloth.

art by an angle of 38" and a clip 39,--the latter being.

Although Ihave herein described a single complete embodiment of my invention, it should, be understood that various features thereof might'be independently employed, and'also that numerous modifications might be devised, by those skilled in the art to which this case relates, without involving the slightest departure from the spirit and scope of my invention, as the same is indicated above and in the following claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a floor waxer, a fabric-carrying" weight having a substantially flat'bottom; a wax container pivotally connected with said weight; a han le secured to said waxcontainer' and provided with means for ejecting" .wax therefrom ;"'and means permitting a flow of wax directly from said wax container to and through said weight, said container is pivotally connected with said weight-by means of interfitting' partshaving conical.

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2. In a floor waxer, a fabricecarrying weight having a substantially flat bottom; a wax container pivotally connected with said weight; a handle secured to said'wax con tamer and provided with means for ejecting wax therefrom; and means permitting a flow of wax directly from said wax container to and through said weight, 'said container is pivotally connected with said weight ,by'

means of interfittin surfaces,'one of sai parts bein head which is connected with-sai by an offset neck.

a conicalcontainer parts having conical 3. In a floor waxer, a fabric-carrying in weight having a. substantially flat bottom; a wax container pivotally connected with; said weight; a handle secured to said wax container and provided withmeans for ejecting wax therefrom; and'means permitting a flow of wax directl from said wax container to and through said weight, said container being pivotally connected with said weight by means ofinterfitting parts having conical surfaces, one of said parts being a conical head which is connected with said container by an offset neck, said head being secured in a lug on said weight by means comprising a putdengaging a threaded extension of said iea In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 3rd day of December, 1925.

EDNA R. GEDGE. 

